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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. When the Court decided otherwise,...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Homer Plessy—a man of seven-eighths Caucasian descent and one-eighth African descent who was nevertheless considered black under Louisiana law—boar...
Thursday, August 29, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
When police in Ohio raided Dollree Mapp’s home looking for evidence in a bombing, all they found were some “lascivious books.” Mapp appealed her porno...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Author-educator Herbert Alan Johnson explains how a lawsuit over a steamboat monopoly ultimately led to Congress gaining the power to...
Thursday, September 19, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Few Supreme Court decisions have stirred up as much controversy, vitriolic debate, and even violence as 1973’s Roe v. Wade, which affirmed a woman’...
Monday, October 7, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Hadiza Sa-Aadu, Small Business Engagement Specialist for the Kansas City Public Library will introduce program participants to community partners a...
Monday, November 4, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Missouri Valley Special Collections Manager Jeremy Drouin will introduce program participants to the first steps of researching one’s family tree....
Monday, December 2, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Tech Access Coach Glenn Westra will provide an overview of basic computer skills and briefly discuss some warning signs of digital fraud. We will b...
Online
The format of this event has been changed to virtual only. Watch online at yout...
Monday, May 23, 2022
6:00pm
In Person
Nearly 60 years after its release, Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb...